Dr. David Crane, founding chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, will provide an update from his perspective on the ongoing war in Ukraine at 2 p.m. today via live webinar.

Attendance is free and open to the public. The Robert H. Jackson Center is hosting the event.

Crane will discuss where the conversation for justice for Ukraine is currently, challenges and opportunities and how the international community sees moving forward with justice mechanisms.

Currently assisting the international community in the creation of a Special Tribunal for Ukraine on the Crime of Aggression, he is now sanctioned by Presided Vladimir Putin and banned from travel to the Russian Federation. He is one of 25 people who Putin personally sanctioned as an enemy of the state.

Crane was the founding chief prosecutor of the international war crimes tribunal in West Africa called the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone. The world’s first hybrid international war crimes tribunal, it successfully prosecuted those who bore the greatest responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity, to include the first sitting African head of state in history, President Charles Taylor. Visit roberthjackson.org/event/conflict-in-ukraine/ to register for the event.

The Jackson Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. Docents are available to provide tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturdays between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and by appointment.

Donations are welcome to support the free programs the center provides to all ages throughout the year. For more information, visit roberthjackson.org.